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Kamali S, Najafi Ghobadi K, Shirazinejad A, khani K. The Relationship Between Safety Climate and Safety Culture in Tea-Processing Workshops in Gilan Province. J Health Res Commun 2026; 12 (1) :35-46
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Student Research Committee, Esfarayen Faculty of Medical Sciences, Esfarayen, Iran.
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Introduction and Purpose: Occupational safety is a vital component of the food and agriculture industries, and is particularly significant in the tea-processing industry, especially in Gilan Province. Safety climate and safety culture are two essential constructs in safety management, and their interaction can influence the level of occupational hazards and accidents. This study aimed to explore the relationship between safety climate and safety culture in tea-processing workshops in Gilan Province in 2025.
Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study was conducted on workers from three tea-processing workshops in Gilan Province, who were selected through simple random sampling. Data were collected using two standardized questionnaires: the Safety Climate Questionnaire and the Safety Culture Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS software, version 22. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient and the Mann–Whitney U, Kruskal–Wallis, chi-square, and Fisher’s exact tests were used. A significance level of 0.05 was considered for all tests.
Results: Descriptive results indicated that, of the 116 participants, and the participants’ education levels were below a high school diploma. The participants had a mean age of 35 years (SD=11.21), a mean safety climate score of 3.19 (out of 5), and a mean safety culture score of 81.85 (out of 100). The results of examining the relationship between the safety culture domain and safety climate using the Kruskal–Wallis test and Spearman correlation coefficients showed a statistically significant and positive relationship between safety culture and safety climate (r=0.46, P<0.001). Furthermore, the results of the Kruskal–Wallis test and Spearman correlation coefficients indicated a statistically significant and positive relationship between the organizational safety assessment domain and safety climate (r=0.70, P<0.001). However, no significant relationship was found between the average safety climate score and demographic variables (age, gender, and work experience). On the other hand, a significant relationship was found between the components of managerial safety authority and power and education level.
Conclusion: The strong relationship between safety climate and safety culture in the tea-processing workshops of Gilan Province suggests that improving managerial policies and behaviors, enhancing safety training, and increasing employee involvement can strengthen the safety culture.
Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study was conducted on workers from three tea-processing workshops in Gilan Province, who were selected through simple random sampling. Data were collected using two standardized questionnaires: the Safety Climate Questionnaire and the Safety Culture Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS software, version 22. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient and the Mann–Whitney U, Kruskal–Wallis, chi-square, and Fisher’s exact tests were used. A significance level of 0.05 was considered for all tests.
Results: Descriptive results indicated that, of the 116 participants, and the participants’ education levels were below a high school diploma. The participants had a mean age of 35 years (SD=11.21), a mean safety climate score of 3.19 (out of 5), and a mean safety culture score of 81.85 (out of 100). The results of examining the relationship between the safety culture domain and safety climate using the Kruskal–Wallis test and Spearman correlation coefficients showed a statistically significant and positive relationship between safety culture and safety climate (r=0.46, P<0.001). Furthermore, the results of the Kruskal–Wallis test and Spearman correlation coefficients indicated a statistically significant and positive relationship between the organizational safety assessment domain and safety climate (r=0.70, P<0.001). However, no significant relationship was found between the average safety climate score and demographic variables (age, gender, and work experience). On the other hand, a significant relationship was found between the components of managerial safety authority and power and education level.
Conclusion: The strong relationship between safety climate and safety culture in the tea-processing workshops of Gilan Province suggests that improving managerial policies and behaviors, enhancing safety training, and increasing employee involvement can strengthen the safety culture.
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